Conformity, Cults, and Behaviour Modification



|Abnormal Psychology: Independent Study Unit |

Introduction: This is an assignment that includes picking a particular psychological disorder, writing a report on it, and (in groups of three) presenting it to the class.

What is a psychological disorder?

A psychological disorder, also known as a mental disorder, is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms. Relatively recent research has revealed that psychological disorders are far more prevalent than previously believed. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 26 percent of American adults over the age of 18 suffer from some type of diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Therefore, it is important, as a part of this course, that we examine some of these conditions in detail.

THE ASSIGNMENT:

Working in groups of 3, you must prepare a presentation to deliver to the class. The presentation must include the key points listed below, a 5 question multiple choice quiz, a works cited page, plus relevant audio/visual aids. It should be in powerpoint or prezi format and must be emailed to me the day prior to your scheduled day to present.

LENGTH: 7-10 minutes maximum. Due to the amount of presentations, I will have to cut you off at 10 minutes. Allow for “set up” time, if you need it.

ACCEPTABLE TOPICS: Only one group will be allowed to do each psychological disorder. Pick top 3 choices and submit at the beginning of next class.

• Panic Disorder • Munchausen Syndrome

• Histrionic Personality Disorder • Asperger’s

• Antisocial Personality Disorder • Hypochondria

• Tourette’s • Schizophrenia

• Depression • Postpartum Disorder

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Kleptomania

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

KEY POINTS TO COVER IN PRESENTATION: Each group should include a brief overview of the condition, how it is medically defined (DSM criteria), how many people it affects, what are some of the problems that exist for people that have this condition (both physically and socially), relevant statistics, medication/ treatment available, and if possible, biases or stereotypes that society labels these people with. You should also include visuals (charts, pictures, statistics) that make your presentation more informative and interesting.

All members of the group must be in class to make the presentation on the agreed upon date or a GRADE OF ZERO will be assigned to the missing group member; however, in the case of one person’s absence, the remaining members will be expected to present- so be sure to share all information just in case.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER PRESENTATION EVALUATION SHEET

TOTAL GRADE OUT OF /50

|Knowledge of Topic: |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |

| |- Do no appear to have selected the most |- Appear to have selected some of the most |- Appear to have selected the most significant and|

| |significant and relevant facts, concrete |significant and relevant facts, concrete |relevant facts, concrete details, and examples |

| |details, and examples appropriate to the |details, and examples appropriate to the |appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the |

| |audience’s knowledge of the topic |audience’s knowledge of the topic |topic |

| |-Multiple required criteria are missing |-Almost all required criteria is present |-All required criteria is present and accurate |

| |or accurate |and accurate | |

| | | |-All members able to speak without notes and |

| |-Only one member able to speak without |-Most members are usually able to speak |answer questions if applicable |

| |notes and answer questions if applicable |without notes and answer questions if | |

| | |applicable | |

|Effective Communication: |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |

| |-Members do not use appropriate formal |-Most members primarily use appropriate |-Members use appropriate formal language and |

| |language or correct grammar |formal language and correct grammar |correct grammar |

| |-Members speak too quietly, too fast, or |-Most members are easy to hear and |-Members are easy to hear and understand |

| |otherwise incoherently |understand |-Members demonstrate enthusiasm for topic |

| |-Members demonstrate little enthusiasm |-Most members demonstrate enthusiasm for |-Presentation is clearly practiced and follows |

| |for topic |topic |time limits |

| |-Presentation clearly was not practiced |-Presentation shows some evidence of | |

| |and fails to fill the time limit or runs |practice and follows time limits | |

| |over | | |

|Powerpoint or Prezi: | 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 |

| |- Audience cannot understand presentation|- Student presents information in |- Information is presented in a logical, |

| |because there is no sequence of |logical sequence which |interesting sequence which audience can follow |

| |information |audience can follow |- Font on all slides is large enough to be read at|

| |- Font on all slides is too small to be |- Font on most slides is too small |a distance |

| |read at a distance |to be read at a distance |-Text is in student’s own words (not copied and |

| |-Text is clearly copied and pasted |-At various points, text is copied and |pasted) |

| |without proper quotations or citations on|pasted without quotations or citations on |-Almost all slides contain one high-quality image |

| |individual slides |individual slides |which helps audience |

| |-Images are distracting decorations that |- Images are too large/small in size, or of|understand the content |

| |create a busy feeling and detract from |poor quality (fuzzy) |-Layout is visually pleasing |

| |the content |-Layout shows some structure |-MLA style works cited list is |

| |-Layout is cluttered and confusing or | |properly formatted and |

| |totally unappealing | |complete |

| |- Student does not list sources used for | | |

| |research | | |

|Quiz: |1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |

| |-Second to last slide contains some or no|-Second to last slide contains quiz |-Second to last slide contains moderately |

| |questions |-Questions cover info contained in |challenging multiple choice quiz |

| |-Questions are random and not relevant to|presentation |-Questions cover most important info contained in |

| |presentation | |presentation with well thought out answer choices |

|Abnormal Psychology: Independent Research Paper |

YOU WILL DO THIS PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT ON YOUR OWN

1. Select a neurotic or psychotic disorder from the list on the group assignment.

2. Find at least three specific sources that relate to your chosen condition. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA AS ONE OF YOUR SOURCES (you can use it for additional background information). You must compile a proper works cited using correct APA format. If you are not sure of the correct format, check citation machine and click APA.

3. Using your sources, respond to the following.

Part A- This section must be at least approximately ONE page typed:

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|In your own words, provide a brief overview of the condition you are studying including a brief description of SYMPTOMS and resulting BEHAVIORS. |

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|Outline the treatment available for someone with your disorder. You must use exact names of pharmaceutical drugs and/or specific treatment options. |

| |

|Identify THREE STATISTICS related to the condition you are studying. Consider frequency, gender, onset-age, socio-cultural influences, trends- Are they |

|increasing/decreasing? You must identify the source of the statistic |

Part B- Article

|FIND AN ARTICLE from a current (last 3 years) newspaper or a magazine that relates to the condition that you are studying. Photocopy or print your article and |

|highlight key points to reinforce ideas expressed in Part A. |

Part C- This section must be at least ONE page typed:

|Using one of the scenarios below, CREATE A STORY from the point of view of someone suffering from your disorder. Put yourself in their shoes- how would it feel |

|to live with this disorder? Think about the way they might perceive situations that seem quite ordinary to most people. Think about the inner dialogue or the |

|self-talk that is happening inside their heads. Your story can start before the scenario and continue after the stated scenario. |

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|The scenario is your starting point- use your imagination!!! |

Scenario #1:

(Your person) is waiting at the bus stop. The bus is running late as usual and there is a crowd starting to gather at the stop. It is a rainy day and when the bus finally comes, it goes through a big puddle and splashes (your person).

Scenario #2

(Your person) and their family are going to the beach for the day. The family wakes up early and packs a picnic. (Your person) packs a bathing suit and a towel and gets ready for the two-hour car ride. They get into a traffic jam and the trip ends up taking three hours. They eventually arrive at the busy beach.

Scenario #3

(Your person’s) baby has been crying all day. (Your person’s) older child is throwing toys everywhere, smearing pudding on the floor and drawing on the walls. (Your person’s) husband/wife will not be home from work for three more hours.

Scenario #4

It is a cold, dark winter day. (Your person) is supposed to meet some friends at a restaurant. (Your person) possibly feels a cold coming on. They are trying to decide what to wear for dinner and are spending some time in front of the mirror.

Scenario #5

(Your person) is shopping downtown and gets caught in a demonstration riot. There are police present and a large, angry crowd. (Your person) gets into a ‘discussion’ with a policeman.

Scenario #6

(Your person) gets a new job as a waiter/waitress at a restaurant. They meet many new people and are exposed to many new experiences.

Checklist:

|Expectation |Complete |

|Three sources, all sources are cited | |

|Overview of condition- symptoms and behaviors | |

|Treatments available | |

|Three statistics | |

|Article from newspaper or magazine | |

|Creative writing element | |

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.2a Introduce a topic and organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.11-12.2b Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic

Abnormal Psychology: Independent Research Rubric

|Criteria |Level 4 |Level 3 |Level 2 |Level 1 |

| |• overall evidence of detailed |• good, accurate research from|• research is general and |• research is general or missing |

|Research |and accurate research from |multiple sources |quality of sources is lacking |• sources are inaccurate or none |

| |multiple sources | | |seem to have been used |

|Overview and Statistics |• excellent, insightful overview|• a good thorough overview of |• a somewhat thorough overview|• overview is too general or |

| |• 3+ relevant and current |disorder |of disorder |missing from project |

| |statistics used correctly to |• 3 relevant and current |• less than 3 statistics or 3 |• less than 2 statistics that are |

| |support evaluation of disorder |statistics |non-current stats |not relevant |

| | |• some attempt made to |• unclear connection between |• no attempt made to connect stats|

| | |correlate to disorder |stats and disorder |to disorder |

|Newspaper article |• relevant choice of article |• somewhat relevant choice of |• connection between article |• little connection between |

| |• all key points are highlighted|article |and disorder is somewhat |article and disorder |

| |and related to disorder |•many key points outlined and |unclear |• key points not highlighted or |

| | |related to article |• key points of article missing|irrelevant to disorder |

|Scenario |• extremely imaginative and |• somewhat imaginative and |• examination of the situation |• examination of the situation has|

| |thought-provoking examination of|relevant examination of |does not completely related to |not been explained such that it |

| |situation |situation |disorder |relates to disorder |

| |• relevant connection made |• some connections have been |• few connections have been |• lacks connection between |

| |between disorder and scenario |made between disorder and |made between disorder and |scenario and disorder |

| | |scenario |scenario | |

|Works Cited/ Sources |• 3+ relevant sources used |• 3 sources used |• 2 relevant sources used |• under 2 sources or no sources |

| |• works cited included in proper|• Works cited included in |• works cited included but in |used |

| |APA format with no mistakes |proper APA format with |wrong format with mistakes |• no works cited |

| | |mistakes | | |

|Format & Grammar |• Paper is typed, double spaced,|• Paper is typed, double |• Paper is typed, double |• Paper is not typed, double |

| |in size 12 times new times new |spaced, OR in size 12 OR times|spaced, OR in size 12 times new|spaced, or in size 12 times new |

|(Grammar= fragments, |roman font |new times new roman font |times new roman font |times new roman font |

|run-ons, spelling, |• No grammar mistakes are |• 1-2 grammar mistakes are |• 3-5 grammar mistakes are |• Countless grammar mistakes are |

|capitalization, punctuation)|present |present |present |present |

TOTAL GRADE OUT OF /100

Recommended Sites:

Directions- Begin your research with these sites. You may also use additional sites or books.

Medical Definition and Criteria:



Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment:



Additional Statistics:



Citation Machine:



| Preliminary Schedule |

Monday- Introduce Abnormal Psychology and Project

Tuesday- Computer lab for individual and group research

Wednesday- Watch Temple Grandin. Complete Handout

Thursday- Computer lab for individual and group research

Friday- Complete Temple Grandin and turn in handout –A due on Criterion

Thursday- Computer lab-Rough Draft of PPT due tomorrow at end of period

Friday- Individual Research Papers due

Monday-

Tuesday- Presentations begin

Wednesday- Presentations continue

Thursday- Conclusion of presentations

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